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Pearson, Arthur Melville.

Force of Nature : George Fell, Founder of the Natural Areas Movement. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (215 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword by Peter R. Crane -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology -- Prologue -- 1. From the Bend of a Beautiful River to the Alcatraz of Conscientious Objector Camps -- 2. Threatened Lands, Living Museums -- 3. The Nature Conservancy: Setting Up the Necessary Structure Ourselves -- 4. The Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act: If at First You Don't Succeed . . . -- 5. The Illinois Nature Preserves Commission: Where Once We Were Opportunists -- 6. Sowing More Acorns, Fighting More Battles -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index.

ISBN: 9780299312336

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Fell, George B.
Nature Conservancy (U.S.)-History.
Natural Areas Association (U.S.)-History.
Illinois Nature Preserves Commission-History.
Natural Land Institute (Rockford, Ill.)-History.
Natural areas-Illinois-History.
Nature conservation-Illinois-History.
Conservationists-Illinois-Biography.
Natural areas-United States-History.
Nature conservation-United States-History.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: QH76

Dewey Class. No.: 333.7209773